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A review by steelcranberrybatman
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
4.0
As a person who spends much of their life on tumblr, I needed to read this book to understand what the massive hype was about.
I was not disapointed. It was not quite what I had expected but all in all it was a beautiful novel that was about so much more than 'falling in love.'
It was a story about connections and relationships and growing and changing, topics that other novels try to tackle but never quite exicute.
I thought that TPOBAW was beautifully written (although I admittedly struggled to get into the idea that it was all written as letters) and it will be one of those books that I will have to add to my collection and then just happen to leave on my childs desk one day when I think that they will appreciate and learn from it.
There were parts that really resonated with me and I ended up loving each of the charectors despite their flaws.
Charlies naivety served to not so as to ailianate anyone and portray them as using him, but instead show their beauty as an individual from the perspective of someone who does not judge them but more observes them.
I also love reading books from a male perspective as the types of novels that I gravitate towards often have a female narrator/main charector.
It reminded me of 'The Outsiders' in a way which was refreshing and lovely.
All in all it was a beautiful novel that I would reccomend to anyone.
I was not disapointed. It was not quite what I had expected but all in all it was a beautiful novel that was about so much more than 'falling in love.'
It was a story about connections and relationships and growing and changing, topics that other novels try to tackle but never quite exicute.
I thought that TPOBAW was beautifully written (although I admittedly struggled to get into the idea that it was all written as letters) and it will be one of those books that I will have to add to my collection and then just happen to leave on my childs desk one day when I think that they will appreciate and learn from it.
There were parts that really resonated with me and I ended up loving each of the charectors despite their flaws.
Charlies naivety served to not so as to ailianate anyone and portray them as using him, but instead show their beauty as an individual from the perspective of someone who does not judge them but more observes them.
I also love reading books from a male perspective as the types of novels that I gravitate towards often have a female narrator/main charector.
It reminded me of 'The Outsiders' in a way which was refreshing and lovely.
All in all it was a beautiful novel that I would reccomend to anyone.